Thursday, November 29, 2007


Gizmodo.com - Nov 27, 2007
Get out of the way everybody! Here comes a Taser Flying Saucer from France. A company headed by Taser distributer Antoine di Zazzo is working on an unmanned ...
French Reveal Plans for TASER Flying Saucer Wired News
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Officer.com - Nov 29 8:10 AM
Although the military has been using unmanned aircraft systems for years, this will be the first time they are used in law enforcement.



Israel 21C
israeli 'drone school' teaches pilots around the world to control uavs
Israel 21C, CA - Nov 28, 2007
... and longer time in the air. so, it appears for the near future at least, elbit's 'drone school' is going to be more popular than ever.

Uh Oh... Killer Drone "Structurally Complete"
Wired News - Nov 28, 2007
By Noah Shachtman November 28, 2007 | 12:51:00 PMCategories: Drones The Navy's killer drone program is picking up steam. The unmanned combat air systems ...
NG flight tests new B-2 radar units United Press International
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Miami Police buys drone
Wired News - Nov 28, 2007
by sharon weinberger november 28, 2007 | 12:50:29 pmcategories: drones police in texas want to use unmanned aerial vehicles (uavs) to spot speeders, ...


The Register - Nov 29 8:05 AM
Pilots: 'This will set back robot planes for decades' Military pilots are up in arms* over US Army plans for substantial, powerful drone combat aircraft to be operated by mere mortals without wings on their chests.…


The Future of Things
Teal Group Predicts Worldwide UAV Market Will Reach Nearly $55 ...
Reuters - 7 hours ago
29 /PRNewswire/ -- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) arethe most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry, report Tealanalysts in their latest ...
TCUAV – An Unmanned Aerial Surveillance System The Future of Things
Israeli firm unveils train and tethered UAV surveillance concept Flight International
Teal Group Predicts Worldwide UAV Market Will Reach Nearly $55 ... Earthtimes
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Protonex says its fuel cells powered record flight time in ...
CNNMoney.com - Nov 28, 2007
... Protonex Technology Corp said its highly advanced fuel cell system technology achieved record flight time on a small, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). ...
Protonex Fuel Cell System Technology Achieves Record UAV Flight Fuel Cell Works (press release)
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United Kingdom Awards Lockheed Martin $4.8 Million for Desert Hawk ...
CNNMoney.com - Nov 28, 2007
Lockheed Martin continues to expand its commitment to unmanned systems and provide a critical need to front-line troops engaged on operations. ...
Lockheed Martin wins $4.8M British Army contract Bizjournals.com
Lockheed Martin wins 2.4 mln stg surveillance kit contract from UK ... CNNMoney.com
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Baltimore Sun
MD firm flies unmanned craft into hurricane
Baltimore Sun, United States - 22 hours ago
Early this month, the AAI Corporation, of Hunt Valley, a leader in the development of unmanned aircraft, flew an unmanned airplane into the core of ...


Wired News
Drones To Watch for Soccer Hooligans
Wired News - 42 minutes ago
By Sharon Weinberger November 29, 2007 | 4:16:38 PMCategories: Drones The Swiss police today plans to conduct a trial using unmanned aircraft to monitor ...

Last month, there was a vigorous debate over a radical, and I believe ultimately misguided, proposal to disband the U.S. Air Force. The Army, however, seems to have its own solution: it's going to buy its own damned air force. Writing at Aviation Week's Ares blog, Bill Sweetman reports on Army plans to buy 540 armed drones:

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